Finance Administrator Job in SE16, Bermondsey, Greater London

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Finance Administrator Job in SE16, Bermondsey, Greater London

Job Description
Finance Administrator

VHR is a multi award winning technical recruitment company headquartered in London supplying contact and permanent technical and professional staff to our clients within the Aerospace & Aviation, F1 & Automotive, Engineering & Manufacturing, Marine and Civils & Infrastructure sectors. VHR currently employs 50 members of staff across its 7 offices in London, Manchester, Abu Dhabi, Bologna, Prague, Leipzig and Nicosia and generates a turnover of over £20M annually.

The Company’s medium term 3-5 year aims are to grow to 75+ staff and £50M annual turnover.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The role is split approximately 66:33, with two thirds of working time dedicated to credit control duties, and the remaining time spent on Company operational tasks.

CREDIT CONTROL OFFICER DUTIES INCLUDE:

1)Management of seven (7) UK and international ledgers totalling £3M in receivables (£5M pre- Covid)

2)Proactive collections against open invoices in multiple currencies including GBP, USD, Euros, CZK and AED

3)Management of relationship with VHR’s credit insurers to ensure we comply with the terms of the policy.

4)Cash Flow management across the group of VHR Companies

5)Support the management of the relationship with our Confidential Invoice Discounting / Factoring provider

6)Decision maker for credit terms provided to new and existing customers

7)Management of customer balances to minimise bad and doubtful debts

8)Submit weekly statements of account to all debtors

9)Management of legal processes for debt collection where required

OPERATIONS OFFICER DUTIES INCLUDE:

1) Supporting the CEO and COO on Company operational tasks

2) Responding to requests for information from UK and overseas governmental departments

3) Responding to request for information from UK and overseas banks, financial & compliance institutions

4) Developing reports and Excel models to support Company operational requirements

5) Seeking out technologies to help automate aspects of this role and drive efficiencies throughout the Company

6) Working with Company key stakeholders to produce documents such as briefing papers, reports and presentations

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Desirable to have 1 year’s experience in an accounts receivable or credit control position

• Desirable to have experience working in a multi-currency international organisation

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

• Strong I.T skills and confident in working with Microsoft Excel

• Ability to maintain strong relationships with external customers and internal colleagues

• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail

• Confidence to discuss and/or negotiate overdue payments directly with customers

• Confidence to discuss and/or negotiate commercial terms directly with customers

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

·An attractive salary package + performance related bonus

·23 days paid holiday + bank holidays

·Hybrid working between office and home

·Private health care and pension

·Part funding of professional qualifications

·Company social events

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: SE16, Bermondsey, Greater London
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Bermondsey
County: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £25000 – £32000/annum
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